Improvement in plows



O. O. WILDER.

Plow.

No. 217,759. Patented July 22,1879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES O. WILDER, OF MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. I. CASEPLOW COMPANY, OF RAOINE, WISOON SIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,759, dated July 22,1879; application filed November 22, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHARLEs O. WILDER, of Monmouth, in the county ofWarren and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of my invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of a plow embodying my invention,partly broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2 is a bottom view.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of plows ofthat class known generally as wrought-iron or steel plows, and theinvention consists in improvements in the construction and combinationof parts hereinafter described, and set forth in the claim heretoannexed.

Referring to the drawings by letters, the same letter indicating thesame part in the different views, letter A represents the moldboard, Bthe share, and O the land-side bar, of an' ordinary steel plow. D is abrace-bar, having a horizontal part, (1, vertical end d, and inclinedend (1, and is bolted to the share and mold-board at e 6, respectively,and to the land-side bar at e. F is the plow-beam, to which is attachedhandles G G.

The beam F is flattened at its lower end at f, and fitted to the underside of the share and mold-board, where it crosses the joint betweenthem, and is secured by bolts f to the share and f to the mold-board, asshown at Fig. 2 of the drawings. The beam F is also secured by bolts fto the brace-bar D, and from the bar D curves upward and rearwardentirely clear of the mold-board, and thence forward, as shown at Fig. 1of the drawings.

H is a brace, extending from the side edge of the mold-board to the topedge of the landside bar.

The attachment of the beam to the moldboard and share, as hereindescribed, forms a complete support for those parts without othersupport at their forward ends, and the further attachment of the beam tothe brace D renders the attachment of the beam to the plow sufficientlysecure and rigid.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The plow-beam F, having a lower flattened end, f, bolted to the shareand mold-board, for the purpose of holding the share in place, and alsobolted to the brace D, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES o. WILDER.

Witnesses:

J. G. MADDEN, A. S. MADDEN.

